New immigrants from North America walk from the
El-Al jet that brought them to Ben Gurion airport, Tel Aviv, Israel Wednesday,
Dec. 28, 2005 in the last flight of North American Jews emigrating to Israel
for 2005. These flights, organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel and
Nefesh B'Nefesh, have brought over 3,000 North American Jews to
Israel in 2005. (AP Photo/Eitan Hess-Ashkenazi)
AP - Dec 28 7:23 AM
Daniel Rebuck, a Londoner who had been living in
New Orleans for about eight years, speaks to Israeli journalists after he
landed, with about 250 others, background, in Ben Gurion airport near Tel
Aviv, Israel Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005. Rebuck, who was displaced by Hurricane
Katrina and has decided to start over in Israel, landed with the last flight
of North American Jews emigrating to Israel for 2005. These flights, organized
by the Jewish Agency for Israel and Nefesh B'Nefesh, have
brought over 3,000 North American Jews to Israel in 2005. (AP Photo/Eitan
Hess-Ashkenazi)
AP - Dec 28 7:05 AM
In this photo provided by the Jewish Agency for
Israel, Daniel Rebuck, left, is welcomed by Michael Landsberg, Executive
Director of the Jewish Agency's Aliyah Department, as he arrives for his
flight to Israel at JFK International Airport in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 27,
2005. Rebuck, who was displaced by Hurricane Katrina and has decided to start
over in Israel, will be on the last flight of North American Jews emigrating
to Israel for 2005. These flights, organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel
and Nefesh B'Nefesh, have brought over 3,000 North American Jews
to Israel in 2005. (AP Photo/Jewish Agency for Israel, David Karp)